Michael
Morlang was struck and killed by a passing
vehicle on Frank Kenny Road on August 11,
2013. File photo

In
the early morning hours of Aug. 11, 2013, Michael Morlang
was walking home along Frank Kenny Road when he was struck
by a passing vehicle and left to die.

The
30-year-old Morlang had spent the previous Saturday night
with some friends and was walking south along Frank Kenny
near Huismans Road when he was hit sometime between 5
a.m. and 5:30 a.m.

Initial
requests for public information yielded a handful of tips,
but nothing panned out. Since the police have received
over 100 leads, but they are still no closer to identifying
a possible suspect.

Desperate
for any tidbit that might aid them in their investigation,
the Ottawa Police Service is offering a $25,000 reward
for any information that helps solve the case.

Through
the use of paint analysis, police investigators believe
the vehicle was a GM with dark red/burgundy paint used
between 1997 and 98 and 2003 to 2010. They also believe
there's a good chance the vehicle was repainted after
the collision.

"We
are offering a reward knowing that someone somewhere has
information about the driver responsible for this fatal
collision. We urge you to come forward and help us bring
justice and closure to Michael's family," said Ottawa
police collisions unit Sgt. Walter McIlquham in a media
release.

For
their part, Morlang's parents, Brian Visneskie and Kathryn
Morlang, have had difficult time dealing with their son's
senseless death.

"For
the last two and a half years, we have not been able to
move on with our lives. We have no closure," they
said in the press release. "The
person responsible for Michael's death has lived the last
two and a half years without ever taking any responsibility
for their actions. Michael always found the good in people
and it hurts knowing that someone out there may have the
information needed to solve this crime and has yet to
come forward."

"With
the announcement of this reward, we, Michael's family,
and the Ottawa police are hoping that someone will come
forward with new information that will help solve Michael's
case."